81.   The Israeli-Palestinian talks are focused on setting terms for an Israeli troop pullout from Hebron, the last West Bank city under Israeli occupation.

82.   The key sticking point is the Israeli troop pullout.

83.   The Palestinians say that the deadline for another troop pullout passed this week.

84.   The main issue is the long-delayed Israeli troop pullout from the overwhelmingly Palestinian city of Hebron, the last West Bank community Israel occupies.

85.   The Palestinians also indicated a readiness to compromise, saying they would accept a gradual troop pullout from the West Bank, rather than simultaneous withdrawal from all towns.

86.   The Palestinians are frustrated over the continuing delays in implementing the three West Bank troop pullouts Israel promised a year ago.

87.   The sides appear to be nearing agreement on an Israeli troop pullout from the West Bank town Hebron, which is already seven months overdue.

88.   The so-called letters of reassurance address several matters, including the status of a later additional troop pullout from the West Bank, Bar-Illan said.

89.   The plan includes a troop pullout, the return of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Albanian refugees and a military force to police the settlement.

90.   The troop pullout began hours after NATO and Yugoslav generals signed an agreement on details of the withdrawal.